It's a downright shocking signing for a team that has cultivated success through a carefully crafted chemistry when constructing the roster, and there is little doubt this is one of Larry Bird's biggest gambles since he started putting this group together.

He played his way out of Philadelphia without ever stepping on the floor, he was suspended indefinitely by the Cavs before being traded to the Chicago Bulls earlier this season, and now he takes his talents and all of the baggage that comes with him to a team that prides itself on its camaraderie and chemistry.